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Forest Blakk's Journey From Pain to Purpose
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Send a message direct to Emily
What do you say to your younger self when the scars still linger?
Emily Cave Boit sits down with singer-songwriter Forest Blakk for an unfiltered conversation about childhood trauma, mental health, survival, redemption, and the healing power of music.
Forest shares his turbulent past, the painful weight of fame, and the layers of grief and accountability he continues to navigate.
Emily and Forest explore love after loss, the silent battles we carry, and why sometimes the bravest thing we can do is simply stay for one more day.
Listen For:
2:01 Full circle moment: Emily meets Forest
12:35 Fame didn’t fix it: The myth of external validation
19:29 Viral vulnerability: The cost of honesty online
32:45 One foot on the edge: Talking suicide, survival, and songs
46:34 The song that helped Emily date again
56:14 Forest’s backstage rituals you’d never expect
58:17 What Forest would tell his five-year-old self
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Chapters
1. Forest Blakk's Journey From Pain to Purpose (00:00:00)
2. Full circle moment: Emily meets Forest (00:02:01)
3. Fame didn’t fix it: The myth of external validation (00:12:35)
4. Viral vulnerability: The cost of honesty online (00:19:29)
5. One foot on the edge: Talking suicide, survival, and songs (00:32:45)
6. The song that helped Emily date again (00:46:34)
7. Forest’s backstage rituals you’d never expect (00:56:14)
8. What Forest would tell his five-year-old self (00:58:18)
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